• SARFAESI Act

My father was Proprietor business (FMCG Dealer) expired on 08th August 2016.He having Cash credit limits with Bank Rs 1. 00 crore. at the time of death the o/s was Rs.81.00 lakhs. My brother is guarantor for the loan .My brother given Rs.50.00 lakhs and my father Rs.3.00 Crores worth of properties as collateral security .The account was operated with bank for the more than 20 years without any remark of over drawn . Sub subsequent to the death Rs. 21.00 lakhs of deposits directly made in the bank A/C by FMCG Company for pending claims. Outstanding balance has come down .The entire business stock,receivables,vehicles etc taken by brother got the same dealer ship with his wife name.How ever he has not deposited any money in father A/c .Bank made this A/C NPA ON [deleted] and issued directly SRFAESI notice dt 03-03-17 received by me on 11-03-17 and taken possition of properties on [deleted]. is it valid ?.Bank filed CAVET with DRT ON [deleted]..We are three legal heirs dispute is not settled among us.My younger brother is carrying the business in his wife name by taking all the business assets. 
Please advice me
1.Can we ask the bank sell the guarantor property first, since he has taken over all business assets of my father like stock ,vehicles, receivables etc. but not repaid the loan.
2.If Bank let out all the properties can get Rs.1.00 lakh per month.Can we ask bank to adjust the rental income to loan with out selling father properties?
3.This account become NPA due to death of my father( after 45 days hospitalization ) and not as a defaulter of loan or EMI is it Valid SRFAESI NOTICE u/s 13(2)?
4.Why bank has not taken any steps to seize the inventory of my father which was taken over by my brother as Stock is primary security to Bank.
5.Bank has outsourced to third parties to make it vacate the residents of collateral properties . 15 people came with video . One of the house vacated without taking all the items of the house (They have not given proper time) they took video and locked the house. who will bare this cost?
6.NO magistrate order copy given to residents? is it valid?
7.My brother opened his (wife's)business bank account in the same Bank and depositing daily huge cash and cheques in current account why Bank not taken any steps to recover the same from this account? 
8.Bank made very big advertisement in Two news papers about the position of properties with legal heirs names and address what about our family Goodwill? Who will bare the Costs?
9.Why this bank alone Rs.1.12 trillion NPA"S if they do like this account?
10. I given reply to SRFAESI NOTICE saying that,the Bank should recover same from my brother who is guarantor and same business running by him.Also informed to bank saying that I got married and past 17 years has been residing with my husband in Chennai.Why no reply given by bank? 
Sir,Please advice me what steps should I take?
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Asked 8 years ago in Property Law
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3 Answers

1) bankcan proceed against guarantor if it so desires. You cannot force bank to proceed against guarantor

2) you cannot ask bank not to sell the property but rent it out

3) notice is valid

4) copy of magistrate order should have been given to residents

5)bank could have taken symbolic possession of the premises

6) bank is seeking to recover its outstanding dues.

7) if you have replied to SARFEASI notice bank will submit detailed rejoinder

8) contact a local lawyer

9) you should filesuit for partition for division of father properties by metes and bounds

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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1. according to Mardia Chemicals case bank cannot take possession over the mortgage property without satisfy the DRT that auction is the last option.

2. bank is bound to recover loan amount from the guarantor. Guarantor is liable to the extent of borrower. according to section 128 of the contract act : the liability of the surety/guarantor is co-extensive with that of the principal debtor,

3. you should file an objection before the DRT against recovery process.

Shivendra Pratap Singh
Advocate, Lucknow
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1. Bank will follow the rules of acquiring the borrower's assets first and if that is found insufficient then the guarantor's assets would be liable to be attached.

You have a remedy in law in a different court if your brother deceitfully grabbed the business and other assets of your deceased father's business.

2. Bank will follow the rules for recovering the money. Bank cannot let out the property on rent etc. It is not legal on the part of bank to let out the seized property on rent.

3. As per Sarfesi Act, a legal action for recovery of any outstanding loan beyond Rs. 10 lakhs can be initiated under the provisions of the said act.

4. The bank will initiate legal action as per rules, if the inventory is movable property then there is no use in acquiring it.

5. The action of bank to lock the house without the permission of court or the district magistrate is illegal. You people should not allow this to happen, you can put a strong fight, they cannot do anything other than to seek police help and if police help is to be sought they have to approach court only.

The bank cannot engage antisocial element to forcibly evict the residents/tenants of the house. You can lodge a criminal complaint for criminal trespass agaisnt the agents who invaded the house without proper authority.

For physical possession the bank has to follow due process of law.

6. If there is no order by magistrate and a commissioner appointed by court then such an act may be considered as illegal and you can obtain stay agaisnt this by filing a writ seeking stay of operation against this from high court and not from DRT.

Why did you not give a reply when you received a notice under section 13(2) of the act or approach DRT then for a stay of operation of any such act by bank under sarfesi act citing the reasons as grounds seeking stay?

7. Bank cannot recover the loan amount from a different person's account who is not a borrower nor has any liability towards this loan.

8. For the default of loan repayment, this is one of the followup action by the bank/financial institution. What is your good will in this when you have defaulted the repayment of loan.

9. You can ask this question to the bank

10. The bank will rely upon only reliable replies which states that you will undertake to repay the loan, it cannot hear your own stories.

You have to explain such situations in the court alone.

When there are assets before bank sufficient to adjust the outstanding loan with interests, the bank will not touch guarantor's assets.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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